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15859 (1996 GO18)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015859
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459000.5 (2020-May-31.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 28 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1326112157600279 3.0536e-08  
a 2.266650000448682 7.0413e-09 au
q 1.966066788186715 7.0855e-08 au
i 4.574175426278122 3.9368e-06 deg
node 201.1654969872922 3.8928e-05 deg
peri 135.46011089 4.1544e-05 deg
M 272.8367509466502 1.4702e-05 deg
tp 2459302.290825914247
(2021-Mar-28.79082591)		 5.1296e-05 TDB
period 1246.450751997911
3.41		 5.8081e-06
1.59e-08		 d
yr
n .2888200752600639 1.3458e-09 deg/d
Q 2.56723321271065 7.975e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1576  
   data-arc span      10861 days (29.74 yr)  
   first obs. used      1990-09-21  
   last obs. used      2020-06-16  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .50596  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2020-Jun-23 17:53:29  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .960046 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.78682 au 
 T_jup = 3.600 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.0   n/a MPO319282  

15859 (1996 GO18)          Discovered 1996-Apr-15 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla
Reference: 20000726/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1996 GO18 = 1990 SZ12 
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